The keyword in energy transition is transition, a process that often involves constant tweaking and going back and forth between the gains and benefits of the old, and the betterment that will come with the new. In the energy sector, this is reflected in the moves of governments, and developments an
Currently the largest subsidy-free floating solar project in Germany, the 3MWp power plant on the Silbersee III lake has been officially inaugurated and put into operation.
Shandong, an eastern Chinese province on the Yellow Sea, has issued a tender for the development of 10 offshore floating solar projects with a combined capacity of 11.25GW by 2025.
When it comes to securing energy for the future in a sustainable way, we have reached a junction where we have to choose a way forward.
Norwegian floating solar company Ocean Sun has recorded a wider net loss in the first quarter of 2022, when compared to the same period a year earlier, with a slight increase in revenues.
China-based GCL System Integration Technology (GCLSI) has provided solar modules for Ocean Sun’s floating solar project in Albania, which will be expanded to 2MWp by the end of the year.
DNV, an independent energy expert and assurance provider, has introduced two joint industry projects aiming to create comprehensive standardization guides for the floating solar industry.
Norwegian company Sunlit Sea has deployed a temporary offshore floating solar power plant in Oslo to test the concept for city-integrated floating solar power.
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), the renewable energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, has started the construction of an 8.9MW floating solar installation in Millburn in New Jersey.
Emica Bombas, a Biscayan industrial firm with more than a century of experience, has through its subsidiary Emica Solar developed and deployed a floating solar demonstrator plant based on design of a trimaran sailboat.
Ocean Energy Systems (OES), a technology collaboration program within the International Energy Agency (IEA), has published a new study on ocean renewable energy technologies and their application in the offshore aquaculture industry.
SolarDuck has closed a €4 million funding round with a consortium of investors, set to support the Dutch floating solar specialist on its path towards commercialisation by 2023. The capital will be used to finalise the technical roadmap and produce the first full-scale floating solar powerplant with
German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. has commissioned its first floating solar project in the Asia-Pacific region, also the first outside of Europe.
UAE government-owned Masdar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Energy to explore the development of renewable energy opportunities, including floating solar and hydropower, as well as onshore solar PV projects.
